"Roochie Toochie & The Ragtime Shepherd Kings" are coming to East Hardwick! If you've never heard them before, they'll knock your socks off! If you HAVE heard them before, you're probably not wearing socks! This all-star old time novelty jazz & pop quintet has members from such musically esteemed cities as Nashville, Detroit, and New Orleans, so don't miss their unique take on some of Tin Pan Alley's most minor hits.

This one-time-only concert will take place on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:00pm in East's Hardwick's beautiful Caledonia Grange #9, the oldest continuously operating Grange in New England. Admission is by suggested donation of $10.

"The Roochies" share a love of antiquated pop tunes, and made their first album completely on wax cylinder (used before spinning discs became popular). The group mines the zaniest and most obscure songs from the early 20th century and records them for a new audience to underscore both the absurdity and importance of popular music in American history. You'll see and hear fancy fiddling, dueling Hawaiian guitars, ukulele wizardry, vocal harmonies that sound as if they were polished by hand, a menagerie of toy instruments including a musical pig "Porkestra", scandalous dancing—and that's just the intermission!

This group won First Prize for Best Neo-Traditional Band at Clifftop Appalachian String Band Festival, and has toured extensively throughout the country with their unparalleled musical talent and world-class goofy stunts. Concertgoers both young and old are guaranteed to enjoy the show.

More info can be found on their website: www.roochie.com or contact moderntimestheater@gmail.com, 472-8987